July 2022

• Childhood Immunization Mandates & Exemptions  (CME expired)

September 2019

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• E-cigarettes and Youth
• HIV PrEP 2-1-1
• Flea-borne Typhus
• Flu Prevention
• Resources
• HIV Prevention with PrEP (CME expired) 

July 2019

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• How to be an Effective Health Advocate
• Preventing Traffic Deaths
• Preventing Firearm Violence
• Measles Post Outbreak Report
• Resources

May 2019

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• Table of Contents
• Childhood Immunization Mandates & Exemptions (Updated July 2022)
• Communicating about Immunizations
• New Immunization Recommendations
• Safe Opioid Prescribing
• DPH Updates
• Resources for Providers & Patients

November-December 2018

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• Table of Contents
• Diagnosis and Management of Influenza
• Taking Action on Climate Change: Steps for Health Care Providers
• DPH Updates
• Resources for You and Your Patients

September-October 2018

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• Table of Contents
• Cannabis - What Providers Need to Know (CME Expired)
  • Screening and Referral
  • Toxicity
  • Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
  • Youth
  • Recent Trends
• Preventing Influenza
• DPH Updates
• Resources for Providers and Patients

July-August 2018

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• Table of Contents
• One Key Question - Reproductive Health Screening Tool
• One Degree - Community Resources Website
• City and Community Health Profiles
• DPH Updates
• Resources for You and Your Patients

May-June 2018

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• Table of Contents
• West Nile Virus
• LGBT Clinic Experience
• Print Material - Zika, West Nile, Mosquitoes
• Updated Reportable Diseases and Conditions List
• Conferences - Valley Fever and TB
• Advocacy Webinar
• Health Equity Web Portal

March-April 2018

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• Table of Contents
• Dr. Ferrer on Achieving Optimal Health
• New CDC Recs.: Hepatitis B, Shingles, Mumps
• Regional Antibiogram
• Breast Health “Don’ts”
• Health Professionals’ Web Portal

January-February 2018

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• Table of Contents
• Preventing Communicable Diseases in MSM
• Treating Tobacco Dependence
• Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Infection
• CME from LAC DPH
• Print Material on Cannabis and Antibiotic Awareness

November-December 2017

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• Table of Contents
• Hepatitis A in Los Angeles County (CME expired)
• Climate Change and Health in LA County
• Women's Health Care: The Importance of Choosing Wisely
• DPH Resources for You and Your Patients - TB testing and treatment, hepatitis A, Exide, Zika, and tips for staying cool in hot weather.

September-October 2017

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• Table of Contents
• Influenza: Time to Start Vaccinating
• The Choosing Wisely Campaign
• HIV Prevention with PrEP - Updated September 2019
• Recognizing and Managing Mumps in Adults
• Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among Women

July-August 2017

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• Table of Contents
• Preventing Zika Virus Infection and its Consequences: Update and Guidance for Clinicians (CME - Expired)
• Increased Coccidioidomycosis (“Valley Fever”) in Los Angeles County
• Diabetes and Prediabetes: Screening Guidelines and the Expansion of the National Diabetes Prevention Program in Los Angeles County
• Health Brief Released “Recent Trends in Health Insurance Coverage”
• Mumps Outbreak in Adults in Los Angeles County

May-June 2017

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• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Rx for Prevention
• Role of Primary Care in Reducing Drug Overdose Deaths
• New Vaccine Recommendations
• TB Screening Recommendations and Toolkit
• Measles Post Outbreak Report
• New Report: Women’s Health Data Report

2010-2015

Rx for Prevention debuted in January 2010 and ran as a hard copy newsletter until May 2015. After a two-year hiatus, Rx for Prevention returned in May 2017 as a digital publication. PDF files of past issues (2010-2015).

PDF files of past issues are available for download